International Economics 9th Edition Krugman Test Bank Download
International Economics 9th Edition Krugman Test Bank Download
International Economics 9th Edition Krugman Test Bank Download
1) A monopolistic firm
A) will never sell a product whose demand is inelastic at the quantity sold.
B) can sell as much as it wants for any price it determines in the market.
C) cannot determine the price, which is determined by consumer demand.
D) cannot sell additional quantity unless it raises the price on each unit.
E) will always earn a profit in the long run.
Answer: A
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4) The simultaneous export and import of widgets by the United States is an example of
A) intra-industry trade.
B) increasing returns to scale.
C) imperfect competition.
D) inter-industry trade.
E) the effect of a monopoly on international trade.
Answer: A
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5) When a country both exports and imports a type of commodity, the country is engaged in
A) intra-industry trade.
B) increasing returns to scale.
C) imperfect competition.
D) inter-industry trade.
E) an attempt to monopolize the relevant industry.
Answer: A
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7) In an industry where firms experience internal scale economies, the long-run cost of production will
depend on
A) the size of the market.
B) the size of the labor force.
C) whether the country engages in intra-industry trade.
D) individual firms' fixed costs.
E) whether the country engages in inter-industry trade.
Answer: A
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8) It is possible that trade based on external scale economies may leave a country worse off than it
would have been without trade. Explain how this could happen.
Answer: One answer is that the terms of trade effects may dominate any other factors.
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9) If a firm increases its output in the ________ and unit costs ________, then the firm is experiencing
________ of scale.
A) long-run; decrease; economies
B) short-run; decrease; economies
C) long-run; decrease; diseconomies
D) short-run; decrease; diseconomies
E) long-run; increase; economies
Answer: A
Page Ref: 155
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10) If a firm increases its output in the ________ and unit costs ________, then the firm is experiencing
________ of scale.
A) long-run; increase; diseconomies
B) short-run; decrease; economies
C) long-run; decrease; diseconomies
D) short-run; decrease; diseconomies
E) long-run; increase; economies
Answer: A
Page Ref: 155
Difficulty: Easy
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11) If a firm that uses a production process that yields economies of scale charges a price equal to
________, then profit will be ________.
A) marginal cost; negative
B) marginal revenue; maximized
C) marginal cost; maximized
D) marginal revenue; positive
E) marginal cost; positive
Answer: A
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12) Firms that produce ________ products must be ________ competitive.
A) differentiated; imperfectly
B) differentiated; perfectly
C) standardized; imperfectly
D) standardized; perfectly
E) exported; imperfectly
Answer: A
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13) Imperfectly competitive firms have a demand curve that ________ and a marginal revenue curve
that ________ and is ________ the demand curve.
A) slopes downward; slopes downward; below
B) is horizontal; is horizontal; the same as
C) slopes downward; is horizontal; above
D) is horizontal; slopes downward; below
E) slopes downward; slopes downward; the same as
Answer: A
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14) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following demand curve: Q = 100 - 2P. What is marginal
revenue equal to when P = 30?
Answer: Q = 40, so MR = 30 - (40/2) = 10.
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15) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following demand curve: Q = 100 - 2P. What is marginal
revenue equal to when P = 40?
Answer: Q = 20, so MR = 40 - (20/2) = 30.
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16) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following total cost curve: C = 100 + 4Q. What is marginal
cost equal to when Q = 10?
Answer: MC = 4 for any Q
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17) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following total cost curve: C = 100 + 4Q. What is total cost
equal to when Q = 10?
Answer: C = 100 + (4)(10) = 140
Page Ref: 158
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18) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following total cost curve: C = 100 + 4Q. What is average
total cost equal to when Q = 10?
Answer: C/Q = [100 + (4)(10)]/10 = 14
Page Ref: 158
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19) An imperfectly competitive firm has the following total cost curve: C = 100 + 4Q. What is average
fixed cost equal to when Q = 10?
Answer: F/Q = 100/10 = 10
Page Ref: 158
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20) Under oligopoly, firms' pricing policies are ________ and, under monopolistic competition, they are
________.
A) interdependent; independent
B) independent; interdependent
C) cooperative; uncooperative
D) uncooperative; cooperative
E) profit maximizing; revenue maximizing
Answer: A
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21) Under the model of monopolistic competition, a(an) ________ in the number of firms in the industry
will cause ________ to ________.
A) increase; average price; decrease
B) increase; average price; increase
C) increase; average cost; decrease
D) decrease; markup; decrease
E) increase; marginal cost; decrease
Answer: A
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22) Under the model of monopolistic competition, a(an) ________ in the number of firms in the industry
will cause ________ to ________.
A) increase; markup; decrease
B) increase; average price; increase
C) increase; average cost; decrease
D) decrease; markup; decrease
E) increase; marginal cost; decrease
Answer: A
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2) If the market for products produced by firms in a monopolistically competitive industry becomes
________, then there will be ________ firms and each firm will produce ________ output and charge a
________ price.
A) larger; more; more; lower
B) larger; fewer; more; lower
C) larger; fewer; more; higher
D) larger; more; more; higher
E) larger; more; less; higher
Answer: A
Page Ref: 164
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3) International trade based on external scale economies in both countries is likely to be carried out by
A) a relatively large number of price competing firms.
B) a relatively small number of price competing firms.
C) a relatively small number of imperfect competitors.
D) monopolists in each country.
E) a large number of oligopolists in each country.
Answer: A
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4) International trade based solely on internal scale economies in both countries is likely to be carried
out by
A) monopolists in each country.
B) a relatively large number of price competing firms.
C) a relatively small number of price competing firms.
D) a relatively small number of imperfect competitors.
E) a large number of oligopolists in each country.
Answer: A
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5) A monopoly firm engaged in international trade will
A) equate marginal costs with marginal revenues in both domestic and foreign markets.
B) equate average to local costs.
C) equate marginal costs with foreign marginal revenues.
D) equate marginal costs with the highest price the market will bear.
E) equate marginal costs with the relative world prices.
Answer: A
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8) An industry is characterized by scale economies, and exists in two countries. Should these two
countries engage in trade such that the combined market is supplied by one country's industry, then
A) consumers in both countries would have more varieties and lower prices.
B) consumers in both countries would have higher prices and fewer varieties.
C) consumers in the importing country only would have higher prices and fewer varieties.
D) consumers in the exporting country only would have higher prices and fewer varieties.
E) consumers in both countries would have fewer varieties at lower prices.
Answer: A
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9) An industry is characterized by scale economies and exists in two countries. In order for consumers of
its products to enjoy both lower prices and more variety of choice,
A) the two countries must engage in international trade with each other.
B) each country's marginal cost must equal that of the other country.
C) the marginal cost of this industry must equal marginal revenue in the other.
D) the monopoly must lower prices in order to sell more.
E) they must combine to become a multinational corporation.
Answer: A
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10) A product is produced in a monopolistically competitive industry with scale economies. If this
industry exists in two countries, and these two countries engage in trade with each other, then we would
expect
A) each country will export different varieties of the product to the other.
B) the country in which the price of the product is lower will export the product.
C) the country with a relative abundance of the factor of production in which production of the product
is intensive will export this product.
D) neither country will export this product since there is no comparative advantage.
E) the countries will trade only with other nations they are not in competition with.
Answer: A
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11) Two countries engaged in trade in products with no scale economies, produced under conditions of
perfect competition, are likely to be engaged in
A) inter-industry trade.
B) monopolistic competition.
C) intra-industry trade.
D) Heckscher-Ohlin trade.
E) oligopolistic competition
Answer: A
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12) Two countries engaged in trade in products with scale economies, produced under conditions of
monopolistic competition, are likely to be engaged in
A) intra-industry trade.
B) price competition.
C) inter-industry trade.
D) Heckscher-Ohlinean trade.
E) immiserizing trade.
Answer: A
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13) We often observe "pseudo-intra-industry trade" between the United States and Mexico. Actually,
such trade is consistent with
A) comparative advantage associated with Heckscher-Ohlin model.
B) oligopolistic markets.
C) optimal tariff issues.
D) the Ricardian model of trade.
E) the specific factors model of trade.
Answer: A
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14) Intra-industry trade will tend to dominate trade flows when which of the following exists?
A) small differences between relative country factor availabilities
B) large differences between relative country factor availabilities
C) homogeneous products that cannot be differentiated
D) constant cost industries
E) uneven distribution of abundant resources between two countries
Answer: A
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15) Trade without serious income distribution effects is most likely to happen
A) in sophisticated manufactures trade between rich countries.
B) in simple manufactures trade between developing countries.
C) in sophisticated manufactures trade between rich and poor countries.
D) in agricultural trade between rich countries.
E) in labor-intensive industries like clothing.
Answer: A
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16) Imagine scale economies were not only external to firms, but were also external to individual
countries. That is, the larger the worldwide industry (regardless of where firms or plants are located), the
cheaper would be the per-unit cost of production. Describe what world trade would look like in this
case.
Answer: Presumably each country would specialize in some component of the final product. This would
result in in a high volume of intra-industry trade.
Page Ref: 164-171
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17) Refer to above figure. The monopolist can export as much as it likes of its steel at the world price of
$5/ton. How much steel will the monopolist sell, and at what price?
Answer: It would sell 10 million tons at $5/ton.
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18) Refer to above figure. Given the opportunity to sell at world prices, the marginal (opportunity) cost
of selling a ton domestically is what?
Answer: $5/ton.
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19) Refer to above figure. While selling exports it would also maximize its domestic sales by equating
its marginal (opportunity) cost to its marginal revenue of $5. How much steel would the firm sell
domestically, and at what price?
Answer: 4 million tons at $10/ton.
Page Ref: 164-171
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20) If the market for products produced by firms in a monopolistically competitive industry becomes
________, then there will be ________ firms and each firm will produce ________ output and charge a
________ price.
A) smaller; fewer; less; higher
B) smaller; more; less; higher
C) smaller; more; less; lower
D) smaller; fewer; less; lower
E) smaller; fewer; more; higher
Answer: A
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1) In the model of monopolistic competition, if firms have ________ average cost curves, then opening
trade will ________ the total number of firms and ________ the average price.
A) downward sloping; decrease; decrease
B) downward sloping; decrease; increase
C) downward sloping; increase; decrease
D) upward sloping; decrease; increase
E) upward sloping; increase; decrease
Answer: A
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2) In the model of monopolistic competition, if firms have ________ average cost curves, then opening
trade will cause ________ firms to ________ the industry.
A) different; less efficient; exit
B) different; more efficient; enter
C) symmetric; less efficient; exit
D) symmetric; more efficient; enter
E) symmetric; less efficient; enter
Answer: A
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3) In the model of monopolistic competition, compared to a firm with a higher marginal cost, a firm with
a lower marginal cost will set a ________ price, produce ________ output, and earn ________ profits.
A) lower; more; more
B) higher; more; more
C) lower; less; less
D) higher; less; less
E) higher; less; more
Answer: A
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4) In the model of monopolistic competition, compared to a firm with a lower marginal cost, a firm with
a higher marginal cost will set a ________ price, produce ________ output, and earn ________ profits.
A) higher; less; less
B) lower; more; more
C) higher; more; more
D) lower; less; less
E) higher; less; more
Answer: A
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5) In the model of monopolistic competition, an increase in industry output will cause individual firms'
demand curves to become ________, which will ________ demand for higher-priced goods and
________ demand for lower-priced goods.
A) flatter; reduce; increase
B) steeper; reduce; increase
C) flatter; increase; reduce
D) steeper; increase; reduce
E) horizontal; reduce; reduce
Answer: A
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6) In the model of monopolistic competition, an increase in industry output will ________ producers of
________ higher-priced goods and ________ producers of lower-priced goods.
A) harm; benefit
B) benefit; harm
C) harm; harm
D) benefit; benefit
E) benefit; have no effect on
Answer: A
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7) In the model of monopolistic competition, an increase in industry output will ________ market shares
and ________ profits of producers of higher-priced goods and will ________ market shares and
________ profits of producers of lower-priced goods.
A) reduce; reduce; increase; increase
B) increase; increase; reduce; reduce
C) increase; reduce; increase; reduce
D) reduce; increase; reduce; increase
E) reduce; increase; increase; reduce
Answer: A
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8.4 Trade Costs and Export Decisions
1) In the model of monopolistic competition, trade costs between countries will cause domestic and
foreign markets to have ________ prices, ________ quantities sold, and ________ profit levels.
A) different; different; different
B) identical; different; different
C) different; different; identical
D) identical; different; identical
E) identical; identical; different
Answer: A
Page Ref: 176-177
Difficulty: Easy
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8.5 Dumping
3) Complaints are often made to the International Trade Commission concerning foreign "dumping"
practices. These complaints typically claim that
A) U.S. firms are harmed by the unfair pricing of foreign exporters.
B) foreign companies are charging exorbitant prices that are higher than the true value of the products.
C) foreign companies are charging prices that are lower than prices they charge countries other than the
U.S.
D) U.S. consumers are harmed by the lack of quality control or health concerns in foreign countries.
E) U.S. consumers cannot differentiate between the foreign and domestic goods.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 178-180
Difficulty: Easy
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4) The figure above represents the demand and cost functions facing a Brazilian Steel producing
monopolist. If it were unable to export, and was constrained by its domestic market, what quantity
would it sell at what price?
Answer: It would sell 5 (million tons) at a price of $8/ton.
Page Ref: 178-180
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5) The figure above represents the demand and cost functions facing a Brazilian Steel producing
monopolist. The Brazilian firm is charging its foreign (U.S.) customers one half the price it is charging
its domestic customers. Is this good or bad for the real income or economic welfare of the United States?
Is the Brazilian firm engaged in dumping? Is this predatory behavior on the part of the Brazilian steel
company?
Answer: It is good for U.S. customers.Yes, this is dumping f you define dumping as selling abroad at a
price lower than domestically. No, it is not dumping if by dumping you mean selling below marginal
cost. No, this is not predatory, since it is not being done in order to capture market share, but rather is
"mere" static profit maximization behavior, as is expected of any self-respecting monopolist.
Page Ref: 178-180
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8.6 Multinationals and Outsourcing
3) Consider the following two cases. In the first, a U.S. firm purchases 18% of a foreign firm. In the
second, a U.S. firm builds a new production facility in a foreign country. Both are ________, with the
first referred to as ________ and the second as ________.
A) foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows; greenfield; brownfield
B) foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows; greenfield; brownfield
C) foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows; brownfield; greenfield
D) foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows; brownfield; greenfield
E) foreign direct investment (FDI); inflows; outflows
Answer: A
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4) When a multinational affiliate replicates production in a foreign country it is called ________ foreign
direct investment.
A) horizontal
B) vertical
C) transitional
D) bisectional
E) direct
Answer: A
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6) What is the nature of the proximity-concentration tradeoff that firms have to deal with then making
decisions regarding foreign direct investment?
Answer: If the firm has numerous production facilities close to their various international markets, trade
costs will be relatively low. However, when there are numerous production facilities, each will be
relatively small, and opportunities for economies of scale will be foregone.
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7) Foreign outsourcing is
A) the transfer of operations to foreign contractors.
B) an example of internalization.
C) an example of foreign direct investment.
D) currently illegal in the U.S.
E) the substitution of immigration for foreign direct investment.
Answer: A
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